The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-17

on the reformatory bill, and requesting
its return from the house for correction.
The vote passing house bill exempting
certain counties from the stock inspection
law was reconsidered, and Lewis county
added to the list of exempted counties,
and the bill again passed.
| Senate bill relating to the oath admins
tered by tax assessors, when assessing
property for taxes, so as to compel prop
erty owners to swear that the valuation,
just and reasonable was engrossed, with
an amendment striking out reasonable"
and inserting "true."
Senate bill, to provide for the construc-
ton of state orphan asylum was called
up by Senator Bell.
Senator Stiuson moved to strike out the
clause providing that the asylum shall be
located within five miles of Austin.
Adopted, and the bill engrossed.
Senate bill amending the local option
law passed.
Senator Claiborne called up his bill
to amend the charter of Galveston, SO as
to authorize the levy of tax and Issuance
of bonds by the city, to construct sea
walls and breakwaters, and it was passed.
Senate Joint resolution, amending the
constitution so as to exempt manufac-
tories for ten years, was called up.
Senator Calhoun moved to strike out
"ten" and insert Give years." Lost.
An amendment by Senator Calhoun,
providing that manufactures must have
exceeding $4,000 invested, was adopted
and the resolution engrossed.
The house bill to provide a uniform
system of text books was called up, with
a resolution by the committee.
Senator Woods moved the adoption of
the substitute Carried.
Senator Woods moved to strike out the
section to authorize the establishing and
maintaining of text books libraries.
Senator Stinson moved that the bill and
amendment be laid upon the table. Lost
yeas, IL; nays, 10.
The amendment by Senator Woods was
then lost.
Senator Harrison moved to strike cut
the section permitting the reading of the
bill in the free schools, as he believed it
was dangerous thing. He thought it
ought to be prohibited being read in the
schools at all. Lost.
Yeas-Senators Abercrombie, Bell, Bur-
ges, Camp, Harrison, Knittle, Mcdonald,
Woods.
Nays - Senators Allen, Armistead,
Burney, Calhoun, Claiborne. Davis, Doug
lass, of Grayson county; Frank, Carl
son, Houston, Jarvis, Macmanus, Simklns,
Stinson, Woodward.
Administrations Douglas, of Jeffer
son county; Field, Glasscock, Gregg, Lane,
Pope, Terrell Upshaw.
The senate refused to engross the bill.
YEAST; nays, Is.
The president, pursuant to resolution,
appointed Senators Houston, Burgess and
Terrell to draft suitable resolutions to the
memory of the late Senator E. f. Hale
and Senator George Pfueffer, and set next
Saturday as day for memorial services.
Adjourned until 3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senator Claiborne introduced a resolu-
ton 10 confine speeches to five minutes
time. Laid over under the rules.
House bill to restore the civil jurisdic-
ton Of the county court of Bosque county
passed.
House bill to prevent the detention of
railroad trains by force, threats or in
timidation of engineers or other trainmen,
and fixing the punishment for the same,
passed to third reading.
Sub-house bill to change the time of
holding courts in the second judicial dis
trict passed.
Sub-house bill amending the charter of
the city of Galveston passed, with amend
uents.
, House bill changing time of holding
courts in Navarro county passed to third
/ reading.
House bill to validate the purchase OF
land in LaSalle county, by Pierce John
son, passed.
The senate refused to recede from its
amendments to the bill to require rail
roads to promptly settle with their en-
ployes, and it went to the conference
committee.
House bill to dispense with jurles OF In
quest passed to third reading.
House bill to authorize cities and towns
to levy tax for the construction or pur
chase of buildings or public works was
postponed until Monday.
Senator Harrison introduced bill tt
require an election to fill all vacancies il
city offices.
House bill changing the time of hold
ing courts in the Thirty eighth judiciar!
district passed.
Sub-house bill to prevent the gift, loan
ing or selling of pistol to a minor wa
killed.
House bill increasing the salaries OF
state prison chaplains passed to third
reading.
House bill to compel railroads tc
promptly transport passengers anc
freight, passed to third reading.
House bill prohibiting saloons to be
kept open on election day, or to sell OF
give away liquors on that day, passed to
third reading with amendments.
House bill to compel county officers tie
make financial reports promptly to the
county commissioners passed to third
reading.
House bill to provide the order in which
defendants charged with the same crime
NAV be tried passed to third reading.
House bill amending the law relative tc
property exempt from force sale, SO as t.
extend the exemptions to fuel and on
bale of cotton, was taken up.
Senator Davis moved to strike out tn
bale of cotton. Adopted.
Senator Woods moved to postpon
further considerations indefinitely. Lost
The bill passed to third reading.
Senate adjourned until Monday at L
o'clock.
House.
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